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execrable

[ek-si-kruh-buhl] / ˈɛk sɪ krə bəl /


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I almost feel bad for him trying so pathetically to defend such an execrable entity like the Iranian regime.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 22, 2026

He was angry that they weren't clapping for the "astronomical achievements" he has not actually accomplished, failing to recognize that they were not clapping or standing for the execrable achievements he has.

From Salon Mar. 5, 2025

Since becoming team president in the 2013-14 season, Jeanie Buss and her hand-picked executive brain trust have compiled an execrable 287-427 record.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 29, 2022

And then not only took the case but issued this execrable ruling.

From Slate Sep. 15, 2022

“Within perhaps a week,” recalled a student, “there was on the blackboard in Robert Oppenheimer’s office a drawing—a very bad, an execrable drawing—of a bomb.”

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin




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